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The CRC maintains a relationship of churches in communion with 23 denominations and of churches in cooperation with 21 denominations/partners.

A fictional reimagining of Rachel Carson’s life, illustrated by Sophie Blackall. For 8-12 year olds.

Set in a small coastal town in British Columbia, this semi-cozy procedural stars Rossif Sutherland as melancholy detective Karl Alberg.

What does it mean to be Asian American? How does our racialization in the U.S. shape our lives and our worldviews? Ellie Yang Camp offers a set of ideas to guide us toward a more nuanced understanding of these questions.

After a formal act of repentance to its classis, Emmanuel Christian Reformed Church in Calgary, Alta., was removed from limited suspension in March. But 54% of voting congregants had voted for disaffiliation.

Chelwood Christian Reformed Church in Albuquerque, N.M., its local elementary school, and the neighborhood association are all working together to provide students’ families with a supply of food before summer break.

John Calvin CRC in Truro, N.S., had its final worship service April 27 but its facilities will continue to be used for ministry to hurting people through N.S.-based Souls Harbour Rescue Mission.

In partnership with Texas A&M University Central Texas, these chaplains pursue a master’s degree in counseling while completing over 500 hours of supervised counseling.

A storm lies ahead of her. Freedom lies beyond it.

Despite technology providers’ claims to the contrary, is it possible that our digital devices have made modern life less interesting?

Gravity is easy to observe and to measure, but we still don’t fully understand why it works the way it does.

The church often continues to act as if young parents and their children are the primary audiences for their ministry.

A Christian therapist helps readers disentangle from the harmful messages of purity culture and points the way to a redemptive way forward.

This Dublin-filmed movie showcases fine acting and beautiful redemption in Dame Maggie Smith’s last movie.

Bo Lu’s picture book is a moving story of empathy, forgiveness, and connection about an immigrant mother and daughter who discover they have more in common than they knew.

Little did we fathom that our new bundle of feline joy came bearing surprises.

Jerry Lion lived out his call to ministry quietly, reflecting a caring gentleness in all he did. He died April 1 from complications after a fall in January. He was 74.

First Christian Reformed Church in Lynden, Wash., established in 1900, celebrates 125 years of ministry this summer.

Yet she thought prayer, particularly intercessory prayer, was not a spiritual discipline she was particularly good at.

When we began praying in this way, brilliant ideas started to flow.

Dive into the depths of the ocean and embark on a faith and science adventure through five fact-packed short stories of marine life for ages 8 to 12.

One rainy Sunday in late September, a thin, young figure trudged onto the bus with a bright red blanket wrapped around his shoulders.

One of my goals in teaching African church history is to dispel the myth all too present in Africa that Christianity is a white person’s religion.